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| Studio album by Sepultura | ||||
| Released | 23 January 2009 | |||
| Recorded | São Paulo, Brazil at Trama Studios, in 2008 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 54:19 | |||
| Label | Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Stanley Soares Sepultura Monika Cavalera |
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A-Lex is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on 23 January 2009 by independent German record label Steamhammer Records. This is the first album featuring new drummer Jean Dolabella, since the departure of Igor Cavalera in 2006.[1]
This is the second concept album released by Sepultura, following 2006's Dante XXI which was based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. A-Lex is based on the 1962 book A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, which in 1971 was adapted into a film version by Stanley Kubrick.
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Album information
The album was recorded in São Paulo at Trama Studios and mixed at Mega Studios during 2008, since February through the process of composition [2] until August when the band finished the mixing process and revealed the track listing and album title.
Andreas Kisser stated about the influences obtained from Burgess work:
| “ | We will write our soundtrack for this story and Burgess' life will be an inspiration also to write the music, lyrics and for the artwork.[3] | ” |
The title is a pun on the main character from the novel, Alex and the Latin for "without law" [4]: al(away from) + lex(law); presumably, this is a reference to how Alex and his companions behaved.
A-Lex is available in three versions: a deluxe digipak with an embossed cover, a regular jewel case and on a vinyl gate-fold LP. On January 16, 2009, the album was released in its entirety for exclusive listening on last.fm. [5]
A music video for "We've Lost You", was filmed in São Paulo, Brazil. It was released in February 2009.
Sepultura started the A-Lex World Tour 2009 in Europe. Later in North America, summer festivals and finally Asia/Oceania.
Reception
A-Lex sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release in Brazil [6] and 1,600 its first week of release in the United States. [7] A-Lex was well received by critics despite the absence of drummer Igor Cavalera.
Alternative Press (p.108) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "A-Lex deftly fuses the band's many stylistic phases, from the thrash and death metal that launched their career to later explorations of punk, hardcore, groove metal and even tribal rhythms." [8]
Record Collector (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Much closer to a live, hardcore punk sound than the refined digital crunch of their previous records....As ever with Sepultura, Kisser's slick riffage and the visceral drums are the point."
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sepultura except "Ludwig Van", based the Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and "Paradox", co-written by Lucas Kater.[citation needed].
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A-Lex I" | 1:53 |
| 2. | "Moloko Mesto" | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Filthy Rot" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "We've Lost You" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "What I Do!" | 2:01 |
| 6. | "A-Lex II" | 2:18 |
| 7. | "The Treatment" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Metamorphosis" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Sadistic Values" | 6:50 |
| 10. | "Forceful Behavior" | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Conform" | 1:54 |
| 12. | "A-Lex III" | 2:03 |
| 13. | "The Experiment" | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Strike" | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Enough Said" | 1:36 |
| 16. | "Ludwig Van" | 5:29 |
| 17. | "A-Lex IV" | 2:46 |
| 18. | "Paradox" | 2:15 |
Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Top Independent Albums | 48[9] |
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2009 | MRC 30 Charts (Germany) | 1 |
| Austria | 58 | |
| Switzerland | 68 | |
| Germany | 82 | |
| Netherlands | 106 | |
| National UK Metal Charts | 22 | |
| France | 150[10][11] |
Personnel
- Derrick Green – Vocals, Choir, Chorus
- Andreas Kisser – Guitars, Acoustic guitar (4), Chorus Arrangements, Choir Arrangements
- Paulo Jr. – Bass
- Jean Dolabella – Drums
- Stanley Soares - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Monika Cavalera - Executive Producer, Management
- Eduardo Queiroz - Keyboards
- Sergio Roberto de Oliveira - Addtional Bass
- Fernando Lopez - Trumpet
- Mario Sergio Rocha - French Horn
- Alejandro DeLeon - Viola
- Wagner Lavos - Violoncello
- Fábio Brucoli - Violin
- Alex B. Ximenes - Violin
- George Marino - Mastering
- Eric Sanchez - Picture
- Ulisses Razaboni, Mario Niveo, Rodrigo Almeida, Marco Piza - Artwork
References
- ^ "Sepultura: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 2008-08-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102430. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Sepultura Starts Writing New Album". sepultura.uol.com.br. 2008-02-10. http://sepultura.uol.com.br/v6/en/news_article.php?id=616. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Sepultura: Santo André Concert Footage, Photos Available". Blabbermouth. 2008-04-02. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94049. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "SEPULTURA: Entire New Album Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth. 2009-01-16. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112632. Retrieved 2009-01-20. Technically, in Latin, “ab” can only be shortened to “a” when the following word begins with a vowel.
- ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Sepultura/A-lex
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113466
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113708
- ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7796295
- ^ "A-Lex - Sepultura(2009)". http://www.billboard.com/artist/sepultura/5638#/album/sepultura/a-lex/1202499.
- ^ http://sepultura.uol.com.br/v6/en/news_article.php?id=750
- ^ http://sepultura.uol.com.br/v6/en/news_article.php?id=747
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